A couple weeks ago we gave you a rundown of new and returning food, transport and lodging options in Rockaway. With beach weekend #2 now…
This Shack Will Serve You Lobster-Topped French Fries at 1 A.M.
A new food stand sells poutine that’s anything but routine: when it opens in Bushwick today, The Diggs will be topping fries with everything from…
This New Southern Spot Has a Great Garden, and the Inside Ain’t Bad Either
Mike O’Brien planned Northern Bell around its spacious back patio: a sun-and-shade space sheltered from the wind by surrounding buildings. But the interior of the…
Desi Shack, Liquiteria Will Open On Fourth Avenue Next Week
Desi Shack and Liquiteria are opening next week on the corner of East 13th Street and Fourth Avenue — right next to another mini chain,…
What to Eat at Bacchanal, Opening On the Bowery Next Week
It’s surprising that there wasn’t already a wine and cocktail-focused restaurant in New York named after the debauchery surrounding the Greek god of the grape…
First Look at The Black Ant, Now Serving Insect-Dusted Margs and Guac
The Black Ant, opening tonight in the East Village, doesn’t look much like any other Mexican restaurant in town, and that’s the way the owner…
First Look at Sweet Chick, Opening in the Former Max Fish Space
There’s a curvy outline where the bar used to be, some graffiti on the ground where the bathrooms were, and parts of the old front…
Jessica Pimentel of Orange Is the New Black Gets Stuck to the Seats at This ‘Dirty Dive’
Jessica Pimentel has played pregnant Hispanic women before, but — as with all of Orange Is the New Black‘s amazing female characters — her role as…
A Look Inside Miss Lily’s 7A Cafe, Now Jerking and Juicing in the East Village
Calling all jerk-loving downtown scenesters! The new location of Miss Lily’s, in the old 7A space, is open for business.
Van Leeuwen Opens a Pop-Up Scoop Shop in Williamsburg
Van Leeuwen has long been parking one of its six trucks on Bedford Avenue, but now South Williamsburgers won’t have to cross the Mason-Dixon line…